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AutoCAD 2007

AutoCAD 2007

Complete AutoCAD 2006 with 2007 Updates on 1 DVD. 442 lessons spanning over 21 hours of training by Certified AutoCAD Instructors.

Our DVDs put the control in your hands. Use when wanted or needed to answer a question, and watch again and again as often as you need.

Follow along as Matt Murphy and Michelle Rasmussen teach the finer points of AutoCAD use from startup to sharing your work over the internet.

Single User Training DVD
£ 149

A full-featured DVD-ROM covering beginner to advanced concepts, and everything in between.

New users of the software will become familiar with the interface, coordinate system, entry methods, and basic display features.

Experienced CAD users will discover commands to increase productivity and streamline your everyday tasks. Modelspace, paperspace, sheet sets and plotting are covered in-depth with this Series.

For instant technical support use our powerful search function to quickly locate and view short 'how-to' lessons. Get answers to all of your first level technical support issues 'instantly' with this in-house resource.

As a flexible CAD training solution, you can sort the lessons and progress from beginner to advanced topics; or just review seldom used commands and added functionality of new releases.

Course Outline

Getting Started with AutoCAD 2006

. How do I start AutoCAD?
. What is the New Features Workshop?
. What is the AutoCAD drawing window?
. What are the different components of the AutoCAD drawing window?
. What are the Layouts Tabs?
. What ins the Command Line or Command Prompt?
. What is the expanded view of the Command Line or Command Prompt?
. What is in the menu bar or pull-down menus?
. What are toolbars and how do I access them?
. How do I open and close Toolbars?
. How do I lock Toolbar positions?
. What is the Status Bar?
. What is the Status Bar tray settings?
. What are the Shortcut and Cursor menus
. What are Palettes?
. How do I use Commands and Options?
. What is Dynamic Input and how do I use it with Commands?
. How do I set the Dynamic Input settings?
. How do I get help with Commands?
. How do I start a new drawing or project?
. How do I set up my drawing space?
. How do I set my grid, snap and adjust my drawing limits?
. How do I open and work with multiple drawings?
. How do I save my work and drawings?

Constructing Geometric Figures in 2006

. How do I draw lines using the Command Line?
. How do I draw lines using the Dynamic Input?
. How do I draw Rectangles with Dimensions?
. How do I draw repeat the Rectangle Command?
. How do I draw Rectangles with Fillets and Chamfers?
. How do I draw a Rectangle with Width?
. What are the 3D Options of Rectangles?
. How do I undo something I have done?
. How do I draw circles with different radius and diameter?
. How do I draw arcs?
 

Object Selection in 2006

. How do I pick objects to erase them from the drawing?
. How do restore objects that I erased by mistake?
. How do I unselect or deselect objects that I picked by mistake to erase from the drawing?
. How do I unpick objects or deselect objects to erase with window or crossing?
. How do I control the object and selection properties of modify commands?

AutoCAD Drafting Settings

. How do set and use Grid?
. How do I set and use Snap?
. How do I set and use Ortho?
. An example of a schematic diagram to draw accurately with Grid, Snap and Ortho?
. How do I use Direct Distance Entry to draw accurately?
. How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately at absolute angles?
. How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately at relative angles?
. How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately with snap?
. How do I create additional Polar angles and use angle overrides to draw accurately?
. How do I use Object Snaps in a running mode to draw accurately?
. How do I use an Object Snap Override?
. How do I use Object Snap Parallel?
. How do I use Object Snap Extension?
. How do I use Object Snap Tracking to specify a point off an object?
. How do I use Object Snap Tracking to specify a point off multiple objects?
. How do I use System Variables to Control Object Snaps?
 

AutoCAD Display Control

. How do I magnify into my drawing using Realtime Zoom?
. How do I magnify into my drawing using the cursor menu?
. How do I magnify into my drawing using the Intellimouse?
. How do I control the resolution of circles?

Creating and Modifying Layers

. How do I use layers to organize information in my drawing?
. How do I draw on a specific layer?
. How do I use layers to control the visibility of objects in my drawing?
. How do I